Digital Camera World - UK (2020-04)

Shootout

Challenge 1

Vidya Rada

aving decided to tackle

Portobello Road Market from

its top end, we walked across

from our rendezvous at

Ladbroke Grove Underground

station. Shooting in the middle of a working

week, hordes of market-goers weren’t going

to pose a problem for us, but there were still

plenty of tourists and casual shoppers

taking in this popular and quirky spot.

Some of them would shortly go on to model

for us, alongside local residents who were

largely unfussed by our participants flitting

around and scoping potential shots.

From the start, Imran and Vidya each

adopted a different approach. Vidya was

happy to trust her 50mm fixed focal length,

while Imran went for a little more versatility

with his 24-105mm zoom. It wasn’t long

before both were capturing some pleasing

street photography. One thing that struck us

was just how polite and accommodating the

general public and the market traders were.

It seemed that they were all friendly and

happy to appear in a photo or two. “This shot

seems to reflect the mood of the market,

where everyone seems so busy with their

activities,” says Vidya. “Maybe I should have

tried this when there were more people.”

Expert opinion

There’s a lot happening in this image, and

nearly all of it falls across a central band:

the flower seller, the motorbike, the man

walking and, finally, the photographer on

the right. They’re all oblivious to each other,

and are part of Portobello Road’s charm.

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Challenge 1

Capture a typical

Portobello Road

street scene

Camera Nikon D750

Lens Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G

Exposure 1/200 sec at f/3.2, ISO 100